Cutting springs/lowering the car... bad for launch?
09-30-2009, 03:30 PM
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Cutting springs/lowering the car... bad for launch? My car has stock shocks (orange shocks?), SLP springs, and no front sway bar. I recently cut the rear springs to level the car out some and it seems to have a lot better weight transfer. If I go a little bit lower on both the front and rear, will it affect my launch/weight transfer in a negative way? It seems like lowering both, would give me a little more travel in the front, which I'm assuming is what I want, and not make the back sit up too high for transfer.
Is this correct thinking?
Is this correct thinking?
10-01-2009, 12:31 AM
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If you was wanting to go lower in the back i would just take out the rear spring pads. I would never cut my springs. but that is me!!!!.. Your stock rear springs should work just fine with out hacking at them. A good set of shocks front and rear adjustable would be a big help with a lighter front spring rate.The big question you have to ask your self is. How much time are you going to spend at the drag strip. I found that a good set of shocks all the way around a set of front springs and DR and a torque arm. Goes a long way with helping the weight transfer and getting good 60ft times that are solid round to round. Now to answer your ? Have your 60 ft times improved. Thats the best way to tell if your getting good weight transfer
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If you was wanting to go lower in the back i would just take out the rear spring pads. I would never cut my springs. Thats me.. Your stock rear springs should work just fine with out hacking at them. A good set of shocks front and rear adjustable would be a big help with a lighter front spring rate.
Leaving them "stock" and not "hacked up" would leave me with an extreme raked stance.
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10-02-2009, 09:49 AM
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if you lower the car, Its going to lower the height of the instant center. It all depends on your setup and horsepower if the cars going to like that. I would suggest some LCA relocation brackets. The 00' camaro in my sig is lowered 2" and cut a 1.44 60ft. footbraking and its stock internals.
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if you lower the car, Its going to lower the height of the instant center. It all depends on your setup and horsepower if the cars going to like that. I would suggest some LCA relocation brackets. The 00' camaro in my sig is lowered 2" and cut a 1.44 60ft. footbraking and its stock internals.
I'll look into the relocation brackets
The car has less high speed vibrations now (had an annoying driveline vibration around 80mph-115), it's still smooth at 90mph.
Haven't taken it to the track again yet, to know if there's an actual difference.
